Royal Army in Chile

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The Royal Army in Chile was the Spanish colonial land force responsible for defending and enforcing royal authority in the Captaincy General of Chile until independence.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Royal Army in Chile canonical 1
Royal Army of Chile 1
Royalist army of Chile 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish imperial institution
colonial army
allegiance King of Spain NERFINISHED
Spanish Crown NERFINISHED
commandStructure Captain General of Chile NERFINISHED
Royal Governors of Chile NERFINISHED
country Spanish Empire
disbandedAsResultOf Chilean independence
engagedInConflict Arauco War NERFINISHED
Chilean War of Independence NERFINISHED
Mapuche uprisings
garrisonedIn Chiloé Archipelago NERFINISHED
Concepción NERFINISHED
Santiago de Chile NERFINISHED
Valdivia NERFINISHED
governedByLaw Spanish colonial military ordinances
historicalContext Bourbon Reforms in the Americas NERFINISHED
Spanish colonial rule in South America
notableOpposingCommander Bernardo O'Higgins NERFINISHED
José de San Martín NERFINISHED
operatedInTerritory Captaincy General of Chile NERFINISHED
Chile NERFINISHED
opposedBy Army of the Andes NERFINISHED
Chilean patriots
partOf Bourbon Monarchy military structure
Spanish Army NERFINISHED
primaryRole defense of Spanish colonial rule in Chile
enforcement of royal authority
internal security
territorial defense
recruitment criollos
indigenous auxiliaries
local militias
peninsular Spaniards
religion Roman Catholicism
responsibleFor defense of colonial frontiers in Chile
protection of Spanish settlements in Chile
suppression of rebellions
successor Chilean Army NERFINISHED
timePeriod colonial period in Chile
typeOfForces artillery
cavalry
infantry
usedFortifications Valdivian Fort System NERFINISHED
fortifications in Chiloé Archipelago
forts along the Biobío River frontier
usedLanguage Spanish

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Captain General of Chile militaryBranch Royal Army in Chile
Battle of Maipú involved Royal Army in Chile
this entity surface form: Royalist army of Chile
Manuel Rodríguez Erdoíza opponent Royal Army in Chile
this entity surface form: royalist forces in Chile
Battle of Curalaba opponent Royal Army in Chile
this entity surface form: Royal Army of Chile